male Gila Woodpecker

[Tom Callahan]

Canon 40D
Canon 400mm 5.6L
On tripod
F/8
1/640
ISO320
AV
Spot metering

[Maxis Gamez]

Hi Tom,

I find the perch too dominant, at least at this angle. I also think the perch is too close to the face of the bird.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Nice light, setting and eye contact. I might try a vertical crop.

[Fabs Forns]

Also you could try an inverse curve to reduce the contrast. Good to get him with a mouthful :)

[Wally Nussbaumer]

Nice image. Wouldn't have been taken at the photographic pond area outside Madera Canyon by chance would it? Considering the Arizona sun, lighting is very good as the the detail and color. I am not too sure about the crop though.

[Robert Amoruso]

The busy BG made it hard for me to see the seed in his beak. Agree with the s-curve suggestion to lower contrast. Bird is great looking. Perhaps darkening the perch might make it less noticeable.